ATI 4850 driver issues

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  1. Posts : 90
    Ubuntu Lunix and Windows 7
       #11

    I would expect that to be the case if the Catalyst drivers are not installing properly for your HD 4850. Without the drivers you don't get any benefit from that graphics accelerator functions of the GPU...it runs pretty much as a straight VGA card.

    Check the install log and event viewer for errors that might have been recorded during the driver installation attempts.
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  2. Posts : 8
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #12

    It does say
    Code:
    <result>Success</result>
    where it needs to, I think the drivers are installing fine, maybe something else is wrong? I'm not sure, anyone who has working drivers for ATI 4850 32bit Win7 , please upload somewhere and link me (I already have tried the one's from ATI's website). Thanks!
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  3. Posts : 8
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #13

    um, should I actually run the driver setup as an administrator? I mean I was logged in as administrator but just asking if I should enable it via right click..
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  4. Posts : 6,879
    Win 7 Ultimate x64
       #14

    Any active anti-virus running? If so you may need to disable it to get the driver to install properly.
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  5. Posts : 8
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #15

    I did disable that during the last install, after sweeping the old drivers in safe mode. Still.. nothing seems to fix it.
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  6. Posts : 7,683
    Windows 10 Pro
       #16

    What's your power supply rating?
    Did you do a "clean" install?
    Are you overclocking?
    Did you connect the power connector to the card?

    As for the video card drivers - ALWAYS get them from the manufacturer, NEVER from Windows update.
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  7. Posts : 34
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
       #17

    Try installing the latest Directx components.
    You can get it from one of the following links. Personally I use the redistributable install.

    Web Install
    or
    Redistributable Install

    Commonly, if you don't install directx 9.0c component files, the games that use 9.0c will have problems.

    I always make sure I have the latest Directx components and drivers etc.

    I hope this helps
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  8. Posts : 7,683
    Windows 10 Pro
       #18

    Guy with a Colt said:
    Try installing the latest Directx components.
    You can get it from one of the following links. Personally I use the redistributable install.

    Web Install
    or
    Redistributable Install

    Commonly, if you don't install directx 9.0c component files, the games that use 9.0c will have problems.

    I always make sure I have the latest Directx components and drivers etc.

    I hope this helps
    What he said
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  9. Posts : 6,879
    Win 7 Ultimate x64
       #19

    Another thing that could possibly be an issue is the folders from previous drivers in the DriverStore folder, which keeps enough info in each to be able to rollback to a previous driver. With the trouble you have been having I would go into the DriverStore folder and delete all the ones from the ATI video drivers. They will look something like the one's highlighted here (the numbers before the .inf are the number used to name the INF file in each driver version),

    ATI 4850 driver issues-atidriverstore.png

    Make sure to set a system restore point (or a full backup) before starting, and then with no driver installed uninstall all but the oldest folder. Then try installing the latest Catalyst from ATI's site.
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  10. Posts : 90
    Ubuntu Lunix and Windows 7
       #20

    sygnus21 said:
    As for the video card drivers - ALWAYS get them from the manufacturer, NEVER from Windows update.
    That is very, very ill informed advice. The drivers available from Windows Update may not be the very latest, but they have been validated and validation is important when you're trying to troubleshoot an installation because it removes a critical variable from the process.
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